The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-23
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+. /. II!4.2 :. except tie advertise
mcnts n,t:.,c first De- # January,
1888, IL TAX ~ this slip, we hov
SURRENDERED zone of our interest in
the succr~s of the principles for
which ep have labOrcd, in the cause
Of Dcn,,. rrcy, in the advancement
and pro~rpritv Of our farming in
duStric- Of he country and ia the
building AZ, development and adj
vanccment Of the town Of Scotland
Neck. Put we parted with the
DEMOCRAT and the brigade Of Quill
drivers, because we believed it our
dIty to do 80 and because we feel
that in the future the paper will De
nearer what it ought to be, than We
have been able to make it. We
have it in our heart to thank the
editors Of some Of our exchanges
personally for the Kindness, courtesy
and announcement we have received
at their hands. But thus would be
out OF place acre. and would seem
invit}i0us in IA. ALI our efforts in
the fUtara IS in The past will be il
behalf Of the cause Of the principles
of j, fTerson and Jackson, the reGuc-
tiOn Of taxes, thereby removing the
burder of The people, and in behalf
of Democratic supremacy ard white
supremacy in the grand old common
wealth Of North Carolina. We be>
lleve, upon the maintenance of the sc
depend all our hopes for our future
glory greatness and independence.
No man or set of men has ever dict
ated the policy of the DEMOCRAT or
III ..uv W. directly or IN direct O.
tTcljrd any thought, idea or pTin-i
lie ,>tT putEsted III il slice W,
Ovned 1t.
Neither tbeDemocratic party nor any
tE>u ! responsiDlG for our eXpry4
Stems. Ihc} belong to u, they are
ours and we alnne are responsible,
Tor them to the party, to the couu~
try and above all to our God If We
have heen wrong, we only are re
spOnsIblc and not the Democrats
party. OuT errors aye our sins and
they must rest upon our shoulders E.
Now in hiddinI farewell forever.
a. We now think, to the editorial
fraternity we take occasion to say
tG#t brethren of the Press are the
hardest worked, the poorest paid aud
tilv best abused class of American
c,t3zehs. Ia leaving the editorial
Cnair "t the DEMOCRAT. we do 20
witt. ut tie shadow of Ill will or
o.hrr th.u broI her feelings and kind.
ness for every member Of the Press.
ii every citizen nt the State. and
we can assure all That if We have
ever written one word that give Of,
Tense OF seemed undemocratlc that
it WIS an error If the he'd in the
causes We cspOused, and net wicket,
mes III tne heart. We are attached
to the principles of the Democratic
party md love its traditions and
may have ut times let our zeal get
the better OF our Judgment, but we
have nothing to take back we have
ever said on any OF the great ques-
tionS which have aggituated the
public mind for the last three wears.
We give Cleveland cur heart and
ha' d in his forts to reduce and re-
form the tariff and in bis herculean
efforts to quench and stamp out for
ever the Pension thieves. River and
liar tOr frauds, and the heartless
wreckless raiders upo1 tie Federal
EXchequer. In these We hope him
grand success, but in what ever he
may undertake undemOcratic. we
hope him signal failure. He has
made an honest safe President, but
we are not yet as an honest Demo-
crat, prepared to say he has streno.
thened els party. We have been
bold and fearless IN our utterances.
1t was our nature. We could not hr
otherwise. The DISTINGUISHED and
educated gentleman who Succeeds to
the edlLorship AMI pro?rict orslip Of
the DEMOCRAT may NOS be so out
spoken. He may use more discreet
loo. hut he wi. be a. true t. tn.
party AMI is principles, and VII
edit toe DEMOCKAT ,>itl :nu.h Il Ore
ability and ie1rniaa tnan his predc-
crasor. We haspeak for him more
aud br"t3etly love from
the rr"f,s7 ~ ia X. e c,v.:d, and
tIrm -. , t.'1s / 81 per q more
faithful cp,ori,ance with their obli2-